Two (metal band)

Two (stylized ) was an English industrial metal band, formed by former Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford as a side project, after the break-up of his first post-Judas Priest band, Fight.

"2wo" redirects here. For other uses, see 2wo (disambiguation).

Two
OriginBirmingham, England
GenresIndustrial metal
Years active1996–1998
LabelsNothing
Associated actsHalford, Fight, Judas Priest
MembersRob Halford
Bob Marlette
John Lowery
Ray Riendeau
Sid Riggs
James Woolley

Band history

Halford and guitarist John Lowery aka John 5 formed the band in 1996, and were signed to Trent Reznor's Nothing Records label. Reznor produced their sole output, Voyeurs, which sold poorly. Halford disbanded the group two years later. In 2007, Halford expressed interest in releasing the early demos from Voyeurs, which he has described as "tougher and edgier" compared to the final album.[1]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[2]
Voyeurs
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Nothing Records
  • Formats: CD, CS
 176

Singles
Year Title US Main. Rock
[4]		 Album
1998 "I Am a Pig" 22 Voyeurs
"Deep in the Ground"[5] —

Videography

Halford hired porn director Chi Chi Larue to direct the video for the first single, "I Am a Pig".[6] This video featured grainy S&M scenes of the band and various porn stars, including a few brief glimpses of Janine Lindemulder, in a sex dungeon. It also incorporates some of the album's artwork into the concept. It was not widely shown because of its content, but was not banned.

gollark: Me?
gollark: It should probably be *fairly* non-horrible to make session initialization also do a key exchange.
gollark: Okay, I know how to do it securely, not sure about other things.
gollark: And securely.
gollark: I'm not really sure how to do this elegantly.

References
  1. Kurchak, Sarah (17 July 2007), Rob Halford Wants To Release 2wo Material He Did With Trent Reznor, Chart, archived from the original on 7 June 2011, retrieved 14 March 2009
  2. "Two - Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. "Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The Us As Reported By Sound Scan". Blabbermouth.net. 30 April 2002.
  4. "Two - Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. "Two (2) - Deep In The Ground". Discogs. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  6. Mtv News contributor(s) (3 February 1998), Ex-Priest Frontman Halford Turns To Gay Porn Director For New Video, retrieved 20 July 2007
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